Opossum
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The opossum is nocturnal and arboreal. At night it searches for insects, birds, eggs, fruit, etc. It uses its tail for climbing and when attacked it feigns death, giving rise to the origin of the common phrase, playing ‘possum.
Source
Worthington Hooker, Natural History (New York:Harper & Brothers, 1882) 77
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